My Hero Academia Imagines/One-Shot Compilation

Songbird [Tokoyami] (Fluff)

Ichijiku (Tigress)

The full moon stretches toward the sky as my friends laugh with each other on the beachfront. I grin at their joy and continue my stroll by the ocean waves as sand squishes between my toes.

Stars wink down at me as I attempt to pick out their stories, sifting through the twinkling lights with keen eyes until they paint a picture of star-crossed lovers and tyrannical kings. My feet wander of their own accord and I shove my hands in my pockets as the autumn wind raises goosebumps on my skin. Soon, winter will dance across our toes with snowflakes and I'll go from a stroll on the beach to a pair of ice skates on a frozen pond.

A smile tickles my lips as anticipation for snow and Christmas floods me down to the tips of my toes. Christmas makes me think of snow makes me think of falling flakes makes me think of a song from my favorite Disney movie.

I pause in my journey and look around to make sure I'm alone. I sit in the sand and when the coast seems clear my eyes close as sweet notes serenade the seagulls and sea life.

"Silent as the snowflake in the night,

holy is the spirit of this night.

All the world is calm and peaceful,

all the world is bright and joyful..."

I hum the rest as I rest my chin on my knees and watch the shimmering bioluminescence of fascinating creatures at sea splash into the ocean, wave after wave. Lapping water harmonizes with the refrain as the song ends and I'm left with the soothing background noise of nature.

Daydreams of my feathered classmate dancing with me in moonlight skirts my mind until his voice caresses my ear, no longer a fantasy.

"You sound like a songbird." His deep voice whispers.

I gasp and jolt to my feet, eyes snapping open as a blush paints my cheeks.

"T-Tokoyami! H-Hi! Sorry. Hi. I didn't hear you." I sputter, before his comment registers and my cheeks turn a shade darker. "Oh, um, thank you? It scares me to sing in front of strangers."

"My apologies, Songbird," He grins and gives a bow of his head as Dark Shadow squawks and swoops over to nuzzle me. "Your sweet singing helped me soothe Dark Shadow."

"Oh! That's right," I stroke the foggy mass of Dark Shadow's face. "You get rowdy at night, don't you, my cloudy companion?"

A sad chirp whistles past Dark Shadow's nostrils but he tips his head into my palm. I rub my thumb over the cool, momentarily tangible clouds of his cheek.

"You..." Tokoyami begins, but when I meet his eyes he looks away and shuffles the sand with his feet. A moment passes before he looks back up at me. "Would you like to go to the apple orchard with me this weekend?"

I stop petting Dark Shadow as it's my turn to stare at my feet.

"Y-Yeah. I would like that." I answer before I can chicken out. Maybe I should clarify what he means by that. What if he just wants to go because we're friends? "Are we going as friends?"

"If you'd like," Tokoyami's feathers bristle against his head for a moment. He takes a shaky step toward me. "However, I was hoping you'd go with me as my date?"

"Really?" My head whips up, eyes bright with enthusiasm. I swallow and play with my hair to calm down and not look so desperate. "I mean, I'd like that. I was hoping that's what you meant."

Awkward silence simmers between us until Dark Shadow drapes around us, pulling me into a solid, warm chest. I look up and Tokoyami nuzzles his cheek against mine.

"Will you sing for us again?" He asks.

"Of course."

After a few refrains of my favorite lullabies, I yawn and rest my head against his chest. But my eyes fly open when he sweeps me into his arms.

"Ah!" My arms squeeze his neck as I regain my bearings. "What are you doing?"

"Carrying you back to your house, if you'll allow me." He coos.

"I don't mind, but I know I'm heavy. Are you sure?" I barely breathe, as if any exhale of oxygen will crush him beneath me.

"I'm sure."

He sets me down when we reach the door, for which I'm grateful. If Naomi caught me walking in at this hour, she'd ground me for life.

"Thank you for this evening." I whisper, head whipping around every few moments as I listen for my live-in nanny. "I hope you'll join me again sometime?"

"I'd be delighted." He nods.

And the stars giggle above as I stand on my tip-toes and kiss his cheek.